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Path of Least Resistance – Golf Backswing

I ask my students to use their shoulders to control the backswing. This means the shoulders will move the arms and club to the top of the backswing. My students ask me, where should my arms go? up what plane? to the inside? I tell them the “Path of least resistance.” I know that sounds

Changing Your Golf Swing

Changing your golf swing is like changing the path you take to a particular room in your house. Your current golf swing has a routine that starts in room 1, goes to room 2, then 3 and finally in room 4 you take your swing. When you follow this routine or path, you are in

Constant Elbows Pressure & The Fixed Triangle

Constant Elbows Pressure – If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I mention constant grip pressure or passive hands a lot. It is crucial if we want the Large Muscles to dominate, that the grip pressure remains constant so the hands do not take over. It is also equally important for

Trapping Impact

This video shows with my method, how the body rotation, not the hands, traps the ball. At impact, everything is moving the ball, not just the club head. The ball is being moved by the turn. [vimeo 65317080 w=500 h=281]

Elbows – Big Key to Consistency in the Golf Swing

The elbows in the golf swing are critical. You must keep them working towards each other during the entire swing. If you allow the elbows to come apart, many different problems can arise. One common problem when the elbows separate on the backswing, is having your back elbow trapped behind your hip rotation on the

Golf is Easy, Right? – Line & Distance

Okay, you don’t agree yet, but it can be. Playing golf is really just like “Connect the Dots.” You go from here to there, to over there, putt it in the hole and you’re done. “Give me a 3” Let’s say your game is not like that yet. Well, then what happens with your game?

Body Rotation Pulls Flat Front Wrist

Most miss hits are caused by a “bent in” or “flipped” front wrist at impact! A solid golf shot at impact, will have the front wrist flat or even bowed out a little and the back wrist is bent in. This wrist alignment keeps the shaft in line with the front arm and maintains a

Constant Grip Pressure – Big Key!

Sounds easy… it is for some and it’s not for others. My method focuses on using the Large Muscles to control your golf swing. For the Large Muscles to take control, there has to be no disruption from the hands taking over during the swing. Once learned, the results are awesome. The more control you

Forget Ball Position, It’s Body Position to the Ball

You must understand this first: An Athletic, unwinding downswing, is just like throwing a ball. It is continuous, uninterrupted and nothing happens half way through. It unwinds around a Dynamic Axis, that is just about where your front hip is. This is where the downswing rotation pivots. It is important that you understand what was